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One Nice Bug Per Day
YOU ARE THE REASON
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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
we're not kids anymore.
Three Goblin Art
occasionally subtle
Sade Olutola
Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Xuebing Du
i don't do bad sauce passes
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@theartofmadeline
Love Begins
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My band Turning Violet has a new EP out on Bandcamp and (blech) Spotify! This is the video for the single, "The Torch."
I'm generally very discouraged about releasing music nowadays, since the industry, which has always sucked, is now nothing but social media numbers and autotuned slop. But here is a thing that we made anyway, for the love of it, for whatever that's worth.
Simone is away on her big Anniversary trip with the yahoo, who is totally real, that she says she's married to. So if you see her, wish her Happy Anniversary! The Monsters cobbled this together pretty quickly. Zendle's in charge. Let's see happens!
I had a very nice time with the "yahoo"! :)))
idk how to explain it but im never truly comfortable with the way people insinuate that all older folks are inherently bigoted. it always feels like it kind of hand-waves away personal responsibility like ohhhh grandpa cant help homophobic, hes old. well ive met plenty of older folks who are normal about gay people. i think grandpa could be better. i think we should hold grandpa to higher standards.
Agreed.
Cover for “The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends, and Facts Behind the Masterpiece” written by David Colbert, artwork done by Jean Pierre Targete
(2002)
Do people tell you "You're too much"? You're not.
You're not going to get a medal for being tough. The world is tough enough, so be kind to yourself! Asking for help doesn't mean that you're weak.
Let's give Eduardo Victoria a round of applause for helping with the music!
Do people tell you that you're making everything about yourself when all you're doing is showing them that you can relate? Milligan knows something about this.
Milligan can be a bit hyperfocused (information is his love language), while Snorg can have a short attention span. With the right communication, we think they balance each other out pretty well! Thanks to our friend Eduardo Victoria for helping us flesh out the music (theme coming soon).
he's gonna die one day soon and it wont fix everything but it'll feel great and the whole world is gonna fucking party together
Rasputin had a pretty traumatic childhood. He would never want you to know that though. I think he hopes you understand when he has traumatic moments.
ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to deny location sharing and turn off personalized ads and reject all non-essential cookies and not set up siri and face ID
God, this! This!
Do people tell you that you're making everything about yourself when all you're doing is showing them that you can relate? Milligan knows something about this.
Don't worry, everyone, there are still 20 letters to go!
A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of “skeleton people”—skinless, organless humans who populated the Nile delta region an estimated 6,000 years ago.
“This is an incredible find,” said Dr. Christian Hutchins, Oxford University archaeologist and head of the dig team. “Imagine: At one time, this entire area was filled with spooky, bony, walking skeletons.”
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I've read a few recently published books, and there's this recurring pattern where if anyone does anything bad and interesting, they have to later talk about it in a way that makes it clear that it was a misunderstanding/ justified/ not their fault, so they're still a good person. and if they have a disagreement with another character, they have to therapy talk it out, regardless of their background. it doesn't matter if this is a street urchin with three teeth who just stabbed and kidnapped someone, you will get eloquent sterile therapy speak that will smooth out any possible emotional tension. and everyone asks for permission before they kiss, and waits for a clear enthusiastic yes. again, doesn't matter the character's background or situation, they will ask "can I please kiss you," because if they didn't, that could get all yucky and uncertain, couldn't it? and if a character is from a rich family, they will hate being in a rich family, and hate wealth signifiers, and actually be all for class equality. and everyone is casually queer, without thought being put into how that would mesh with the society that is being described. like yes, this is violent class-based system obsessed with inheritance, but no, it's not actually a problem that the child they've coldly groomed to take on the family mantle is unwilling to beget an heir because of gay. the parents might be terrible, cruel and fascistic, but they're not homophobic! I don't know, it just seems like EVERYTHING that could actually be messy gets sanded and sanded until it's smooth as a shark, but the Fun Violence is allowed to stay, because bloodshed doesn't actually bother anyone or have any consequence apart from your rogue character shrugging and going oops, was that me? the rogue is still a good person though. if you think they're not, just wait for the two solid pages of introspection. and yes they started the book by slitting two throats, but that was fine. they will ask permission before hugging you.
i truly think that this recent trend of “if you relate to a post about a different identity than your own you are ~derailing~ and taking over the conversation” is incredibly harmful.
i recently experienced some pretty severe transphobic abuse in my workplace (children’s home) that included having food thrown at me, being called slurs, being told i was a pervert because i am trans. one of the managers talked with me afterwards and shared that he had had a similar experience as an Asian man. this wasn’t him derailing my experience, or talking over me, or making things about himself. he was communicating “hey, i know how it feels and how much it sucks. you’re not alone.”
THAT is what solidarity IS. i don’t know what it’s like to be Asian, he doesnt know what it’s like to be trans, but we both had a similar experience and we were able to turn a horrible experience into an opportunity for bonding and comfort.
stop looking at people’s attempts as solidarity as an attack. and hey, you never know - you could find an opportunity to grow closer to other people.
Upside Down . Pompon (Detail) - Olivier Neuray , 2025.
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